Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Chapter 161 Astrology No Longer Exists

"All we can do now is try to make a dignified exit. We just hope we're not really being 'swept' into the trash heap."

Carter was not a traditional hereditary nobleman.

He worked his way up through sheer hard work.

However, he believes that the biggest difference between him and others is that when faced with a choice, he did not choose to become a slave to money.

He always believed that money and power should serve people, rather than people serving each other to increase their wealth or expand their power.

In many things, he, as a human being, saw things more clearly than those slaves.

For example, some people might think that Navelette's own impartiality, like their own persona, is just a facade. In their understanding, the whole world is like that, but they can guess that Navelette has no choice, and then deduce more.

That's precisely why he was all too aware of these people's greed.

Relying on negotiation and legal restrictions on their actions can only provide temporary relief.

There are always policies from above and countermeasures from below. That's how the world is. Otherwise, how could these people be so lawless under Fontainebleau's complicated and strict legal system?

Now, they are stunned and have admitted defeat, but soon they will come up with new methods to test the waters little by little.

Navilette's new decisions require "costs" to be fair, just as she offered a compensation plan this time.

Amidst this "arms race" between the two sides, how many chips does Villette have left to compete indefinitely?

Not to mention that this back-and-forth process will gradually wear down the patience of the people of Fontainebleau.

However, there is another way. Since Lord Vilette is the true water god, then the power of a god is certainly enough to overturn the table and instantly destroy these people.

But then what?

Regardless of fairness and justice, a new generation replaces the old, but it's just a change of form without substance. In a few years, or at most a few decades, a new batch of slaves will take their place, and the same scene will repeat itself.

Should we kill another batch? And so on, endlessly killing each other?

Therefore, there is only one way left to solve the problem.

The nobility will disappear.

Not only the nobility, but also groups of people whose social standing is similar to that of the nobility will disappear.

As for the possibility that the people of Fontainebleau would disappear, he had never really considered that possibility.

How could Violet possibly allow such a thing to happen?

He wondered what the world would be like after they disappeared, and how Fontaine would function.

However, humans cannot imagine things that do not exist in this world.

He couldn't even imagine such a scene.

"I'd really like to see what Fontaine, this brand new world, will be like on that day."

Julian beside him was still lost in thought, while Carter was already quite moved.

He was just an ordinary mechanic back then, but to have achieved what he has today is already quite remarkable; his life can be described as legendary.

Compared to that intriguing new world, he didn't care much about his own gains and losses.

It's just some material possessions; if they can satisfy his curiosity, then so be it.

Moreover, if that world really existed, I imagine I and my family would be living quite well.

Julian, on the other hand.

"So, Julian, you're a bit different from me. Make the most of this time, eat and drink to your heart's content. While you're still a nobleman, you still have status and a huge fortune, go ahead and squander it. Of course, don't break the law. If you have time, help others more, don't be stingy with your money, get yourself some insurance, and leave yourself a way out."

Carter patted Julian on the shoulder as a farewell, then walked away without looking back.

He's said everything he needed to say; now it's up to Julian to choose.

Julian was left alone on the street, struggling with his thoughts.

She looked at the cheering crowd in the distance, bit her lip, and seemed lost in thought.

Today, Fontaine is bustling in every sense of the word, not just in the public eye.

Just now, Mona and her master, Barbie Ross, remained silent as they stared at the blurry, chaotic images displayed on the water slab.

Moving along the predetermined path, a precise and irreversible destiny, now, the limited content visible from the blurry images is almost a tangled mess.

Given this situation, it's fair to say that astrology no longer exists.

Even fate no longer exists.

The fate of Teyvat is now completely unpredictable.

"Old woman, what... what's going on?"

Mona's mouth dropped open, her face filled with shock.

She considered herself to have some knowledge of astrology, but this was the first time she had ever seen such a sight.

"I've told you so many times, call me master."

Barbie Ross subconsciously replied, but continued to stare at the water basin without making any move.

After a long while, looking at the messy threads on the water basin, she finally told Mona the conclusion that even she found hard to believe: "Someone is trying to change their fate, no, not trying, they already are."

It's not about using deceptive tricks, but about confronting fate head-on, making predetermined destiny and future history a joke.

And he has already done it.

Looking back, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the "robot" that people were talking about a while ago.

It might be a new name for a clockwork mechanism, a guard device, or a new concept from a science fiction novel.

This is such a trivial matter that it's not worth paying attention to at all.

However, the subsequent Fontaine strike, and the ensuing Fontaine strike, left her completely bewildered.

This scene wasn't in the script!

According to what she saw, fate was proceeding along its predetermined path, so there would be no nationwide strike in Fontaine at this time.

The occurrence of the general strike proved that her fate had been changed and was no longer the fate she was familiar with.

The first thing she did when she got home yesterday was to start a divination to deal with this new situation.

This time, however, astrology didn't work.

She called on Mona, who had been engrossed in her experiments for almost a month and hadn't left the house, so she was completely unaware of what had happened. Together, they spent a great deal of effort to obtain the current blurry, tangled image.

Each line in the picture represents a point in the trajectory of fate.

There are no set routes anymore.

This was a sight she had never encountered in all her years of studying astrology.

"This is something that person is paying close attention to. Who can do this? Who dares to do this? No, no, since fate can be defied and things are in such a mess, doesn't this just confirm my previous guess?"

Barbie Ross ignored Mona's incessant questioning and began to ponder the current situation on her own.

She felt that she was one step closer to understanding the essence of astrology.

A burst of cheers came from outside the window.

Ok?

"Hey, old woman, look! Aren't some of the threads missing here?"

“I saw it, I’m not blind!” Barbie Ross retorted irritably.

"Mona, go buy me some materials. I need to take a closer look."

Chapter 162 Two Fates

While Mona went shopping, Barbie Ross attempted to construct a new astrological model to address the current special circumstances.

"If that is indeed the case, then this new model should be able to produce more accurate results."

This model is not only used for divination, but also for verifying her conjectures.

If the verification is successful, then there may be other explanations for the so-called fate.

"I'm back~"

The door was suddenly opened, and Mona walked in carrying a large stack of materials.

"Old woman, any progress?"

"I already told you to call me Master." He glared at Mona with obvious displeasure, then took the materials from her hands.

"Take these materials, do this first, then do that, and finally do this..."

Barbie Ross quickly assigned Mona a bunch of tasks, leaving Mona bewildered.

"Slow down...slow down! Who can remember something that's going so fast!"

"It's like you do this first, then that, and finally this..."

With their stumbling but collaborative efforts, the materials and equipment needed to run the new astrological model were quickly put in place.

"Alright, let's see how it goes!"

The hazy mist in the picture gradually dissipated, the thin lines gradually disappeared, and finally, the complete picture gradually appeared.

"We did it!" Mona exclaimed excitedly.

The mystery will be revealed soon!

"Mona, children shouldn't look at these things. You should go out first."

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"Hey, seriously, old woman? I've been running around doing this and you won't even let me take a look?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm doing this for your own good. Get out."

Mona felt the scene before her change, and when she looked again, she found herself on the streets of Fontainebleau.